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A Luddite was "a member of any of the bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, especially in cotton and woollen mills, that they believed was threateni
by yesbut 4y ago
A Luddite was "a member of any of the bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, especially in cotton and woollen mills, that they believed was threatening their jobs (1811–16)." They weren't anti-technology. They were anti-"having their jobs replaced by machines".
- aidenn0 4y ago> broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change 1: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Luddite https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Luddite
- yesbut 4y agoHopefully abandoning the smartphone might result in these kids picking up Das Kapital at the Brooklyn library.
- UncleEntity 4y agoSure, because the communists are well known for their rejection of tracking technology…
- Kaibeezy 4y agoOr Progress and Poverty.
- cyber_kinetist 4y agoBy the way, you can view and download almost all of Marx’s works for free in the Marxists Archive! (marxists.org) Probably the advent of the Internet and smartphones have increased access to these works.
- cercatrova 4y agoOr Capital in the 21st Century